Council Resolution of 9 June 1986 on the use of videoconference and videophone techniques for intergovernmental applications
Date: 1986-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: administrative cooperation, communications policy, dissemination of information, exchange of information, video communications













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31986Y0627(01)

Council Resolution of 9 June 1986 on the use of videoconference and videophone techniques for intergovernmental applications  


Official Journal C 160 , 27/06/1986 P. 0001 - 0001 





COUNCIL RESOLUTIONof 9 June 1986on the  use of videoconference and videophone techniques for intergovernmental applications(86/C  160/01)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas on 28 February 1984 the Council  requested the Commission to undertake an analysis of the use of videoconference and videophone  techniques to improve contact between Member States and the Community institutions; Whereas the  Council adopted the Commission communication on telecommunications dated 18 May 1984 (COM(84) 277  final) , which included an analysis of intergovernmental videoconference and videophone  applications as a line of action; Whereas the Council, on 17 December 1984, agreed on the major  objectives for a Community effort in the field of telecommunications, which included reference to  the definition and implementation of an intergovernmental videoconference and videophone project;  Whereas the Commission has submitted the feasibility study requested; Noting the feasibility study  and the conclusions of the Commission, INVITES THE MEMBER STATES: 1. To implement an initial  operational intergovernmental videoconference and videophone system which takes account of the  potential of videoconference and videophone techniques, in order to improve and make more efficient  the bilateral and multilateral exchange of information between the Governments of the Member States  and the Community institutions; to that end, to entrust such implementation to the  telecommunications authorities; 2. To complete the necessary installations, in accordance with the  requirements they have ascertained; 3. To encourage the telecommunications authorities of Member  States to proceed actively with establishment of the trans-Community broadband communications  necessary to support an intergovernmental video conference and videophone system; INVITES THE  EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COMMISSION: 1. To examine conditions for their participation in an  initial operational intergovernmental videoconference and videophone system; FURTHERMORE, INVITES  THE COMMISSION: 1. To continue the cooperation that has been established with telecommunications  authorities and users during the preparation of the feasibility study and in particular resolve  problems specific to the use of videoconference and videophone facilities by Governments and the  Community institutions, such as confidentiality, simultaneous interpretation and the possibility of  multilateral conferences; 2. To submit a report to the Council on the experience gained during  1987, also covering the financial aspects of putting this resolution into practice, so that the  applicability of the system to intergovernmental communications may be assessed and a decision  taken as to whether the use of videoconference and videophone facilities for such communications  should be encouraged further.